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We finally named the twins huey and .....um duey. :wine

I started to use Excel :wine yes I know I Know nerd..... Then try something inventive and went to Access. Then found the programs while looking for informaton on budgerigars and Aviaries. By the Way, that is how I came accross this forum.

I only buy things like vitamins, feeders etc from them now. Terrible ventilation in the bird room - the smell!! Yes thats right, you do know the place then. It's not as bad as a produce place at Bald Hills. That one is bad.

STOP before she runs out of babies.

I know that Adam is using The Budgerigar Program but what Programs are you using. I started using Aviary Manager - and found it to be a good basic program. For a small outfit it works good. You can download an evaluation copy for 30 days to see if you like it. I did and then registed it. Then I found Bird Tracker I like it so much that I have bought a copy. It should be arriving in the next 3 to 6 weeks from the USA.. Strange it should be quicker as it's all down hill from there . You can down load a 60 day evaluation copy. Thats what I have running know. Bird Tracker can help with who's who as in parents grand parents and so forth. But any way, back the question. How do you track your birds?

Karen if you can't count them I'd have no hope I love to see the updated photos.

Karen What a terrorible experence. Thank you for sharing what must have been very painful. Just one thing. Was the place you bought the birds from Hooper St West Ipswich. I went in there to day and quickly left. The birds not in a very good location. I think a check from the RSPCA is in order.

Karen I am so sorry to hear of your loss . I hope everything else is okay. How are the other birds.

Chicky Chick I hope you have been successful with your breeding. I would love you to bring us up to date on how you went.

4 months isn't really that long for your male to wait. Budgies won't breed unless they are happy with their surroundings. If there isn't suitable breed boxes and food and light they will not breed.

At 4 weeks they don't have long before they shoud be fledging. Fledging is araound 33 days. The hen may be trying to get them to come out. As nerwen asked how old exactly are they?

lol Rainbow I downloaded a program call Bird Tracker. I really like it but it calls changes to the "normal" mutations. I keep thnking of Tweety in a cartoon when he eats a potion and grows up large enough to eat Sylveste (cat)

So to shorten the name, he would be a Recesive Pied Blue Mutant 2?

Lin the oldest is always in a corner some where. The youngest one seams to be more out going. Bea you wont believe the colour of the oldest. Wait till this week end and I'll update the photos. ................................................................................ ............................................................................ Weekly Up Date 1st October My Webpage Eldest is now 25 days, 8 days to fledging. The 2nd Chick is now 19 Days. In the box.... Youngest with my daughter Both of them....Bea and Nerwen, what would you call the colour?? Aqua Spangle?? ................................................................................ ........................................................................... I have now added to the breeding with a new dual breeding cage I found at the local Produce store. I love it. Breeding Box High Rise. I now have three breeding pairs in the breeding cages. Bluey and Spangle with the chicks. Duey and Cinamon Huey and Greeny3 Don't worry too much, I havedesigned an Aviary / Breeding Enclosure to house the Breeding Boxes. I have sent it away to be priced. Who said keeping a few birds was cheap?

Yes Budgies arenot helicopters they do perfer to fly horizontally...most of the time.

Hi Guys, Weekly Up date If we hide, he can't see us! Hi there. 18 days Old 12 Days Old I think the oldest has a touch of blue like Dad. Hope you Enjoy

Good point Featheredpets. I might try a little with the avairy birds, they will try anything.

It's a hard discision to make. I would look at geting a younger female. Quarrantine her for a month and then try to mate her with the young male. But thats what I would do.

What about toasted white bread?

Have you thought of drilling into one end and putting a thread in. I have a number of these in the cages. I'll try and get some photos for you instead of trying to discribe it.

Ah Lin thanks for your thoughts but :

Bhups, if you are going to do it. Take the metal back all the way to clean metal. Then use a non toxic water base paint. I would use black. But before you paint, no rust can be left. Thinking of all that work, I'd get a new cage.

A few years ago, when I had to have an Operational perseager for Cancer that was all I was allowed to have for three days. By the way.. All clear

Hi TeGz a very impressive cage. Have you thought about Gum Treet Branches for the perchs? Though I don't think shrinking it 50 pixels will hurt the effect that much.